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About Christine Mitchell

Christine has been a gamer for many years starting on the ZX Spectrum. Based in Scotland she is an IT professional but is excited to be working for XBLAFans and hopes to make the jump into Journalism. Follow Christine on Twitter @Miss_AllSunday
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XBLA Wednesday plus this week’s sales – November 7
11 years ago

XBLA Wednesday plus this week’s sales – November 7

Two XBLA games to enjoy this Wednesday with Sega releasing their classic ToeJam & Earl along with ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron packaged together for 800 MSP. …
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Magical Drop V dropping onto XBLA early 2013

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Golgoth Studios have finally provided fans with a release window for classic arcade puzzler Magical Drop V. The game was originally shown at E3 back in …
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XBLA Fans Monthly Calendar Update – November 2012
11 years ago

XBLA Fans Monthly Calendar Update – November 2012

XBLA Fans’ Calendar Update helps you keep track of all those XBLA release dates that often seem to spring upon you at the last minute and remind you of those promised games you were looking forward to that just seem to disappear without explanation. In this edition we’re taking a look at a particularly sparse November along with some hopefuls for December so you can start organizing your MSP and schedule in some serious controller time or sick days well in advance.

The XBLA release schedule seems to have gone a bit quiet for the last two months of the year. So far we only have 3 confirmed November game launches. In the first week of the month gamers can get their hands on the next release in the SEGA Vintage Collection, Toe Jam & Earl for 800 MSP on November 7. In keeping with the retro feel for this week, the remake of 1984’s Karateka will also release November 7 for 800 MSP. The only other confirmed release this month is for Warlords on November 14, also priced at 800 MSP. However Skulls of the Shogun developers 17-Bit, have stated they would like a November launch despite having previously announced it would release with Windows 8, and developers Chasing Carrots have also indicated they would like to release their top-down racer Pressure this month too.

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XBLA Wednesday plus this week’s sales – October 31
11 years ago

XBLA Wednesday plus this week’s sales – October 31

This Wednesday we have two XBLA games to enjoy, though perhaps not the most obvious choices for a Halloween release date. First up we have the long awaited platformer …
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New Halloween Skin Pack for Minecraft gives treats to charity
11 years ago

New Halloween Skin Pack for Minecraft gives treats to charity

A new Halloween-themed Minecraft skin pack goes on sale today, but it’s a bit different from the previous packs. For 100% of the purchase price of every single Halloween …
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Pool Nation shows off its shiny balls in new gameplay trailer
11 years ago

Pool Nation shows off its shiny balls in new gameplay trailer

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Pool Nation from Cherrypop Games and Mastertronic is set to release next Wednesday on XBLA, and a new trailer has been released to celebrate. The pool …
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Newsbit: USB storage capacity increased with new dashboard update
11 years ago

Newsbit: USB storage capacity increased with new dashboard update

Most of you will already be aware of the latest imminent dashboard update and many of you are possibly already using it. What you might not know, however, is that …
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XBLA Wednesday plus this week’s sales – October 24
11 years ago

XBLA Wednesday plus this week’s sales – October 24

Only one XBLA release this Wednesday. Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus, the 2D fighter from Arc System Works, is available from today for 1200 MSP. Players can choose …
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Intel Discovered launched for free on XBLA
11 years ago

Intel Discovered launched for free on XBLA

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While most of you will be aware of the release of XBLA’s first free to play game, Happy Wars, you might …
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Naughty Bear: Panic in Paradise review (XBLA)
11 years ago

Naughty Bear: Panic in Paradise review (XBLA)

Naughty Bear: Panic in Paradise was developed by Behaviour Interactive and published by 505 Games. It was released on October 10, 2012 for 1200 MSP. A copy was provided for review purposes.

Naughty Bear was originally released as a retail game back in 2010. The game was heavily criticized by most, so we were more than surprised to see a sequel in the works and a downloadable one to boot. However it would be unfair to judge Panic in Paradise based on it’s predecessor so let’s wipe the slate clean and start with an open mind.

The premise for Naughty Bear: Panic in Paradise is that all the teddy bears went on a holiday to Paradise Island but didn’t invite Naughty Bear. Probably because he’s naughty and also a psychotic murderer. It seems like a reasonable decision to us but Naughty Bear is not a happy chappy. He decides to follow the party bus to the island anyway creating a hit-list of bears to punish along the way. Gameplay revolves around being tasked with the “punishment” of a particular bear and players can choose which bear to kill next from a menu screen, though some of the bears are not unlocked until you “defluff” a certain number of bears beforehand. The assassination then takes place in one of the various maps within the game and once you’re in you are free to play out the level as you please, leaving at any time to bank your score.

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